Interdisciplinary Humanities Spring 2018 Catalog by Cognella, Inc

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COLOR The Secret Influence Cherie Fehrman and Kenneth Fehrman This text explores the full and far-reaching effects of color and light on human physiology, psychology, and sociological and cultural values. Readers will learn about the impact of color in all areas of mental and physical life, as well as how to use color effectively in a wide range of design applications. Designer Cherie Fehrman is the author of numerous articles and books. She has taught at San Francisco State University, the Interior Designers Guild, and the Western Design Institute.. Kenneth Fehrman holds an Ed.D. in color and light from the University of San Francisco and is professor emeritus in interior design at San Francisco State University where he teaches courses in color and design.

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PRACTICAL CREATIVITY Activities and Ideas for Your Language Classroom Anne Cummings Hlas This text supplies foreign language, dual language, and English as a second language educators with a research-based model for using creativity to support language acquisition in the classroom. The book includes innovative learning exercises and teaching guidelines that are based on research of the cognitive, sociocultural, and critical aspects of creativity and learning. Anne Cummings Hlas is an associate professor of Spanish at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. She has taught language methods courses and varying levels of Spanish for more than 10 years.

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CHALLENGING INEQUALITIES Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Hortencia Jiménez

© 2018 This collection examines the histories and historiographies of racism on both the micro (individual) and macro (institutional) levels. The anthology highlights the ways in which race is and has long been structured in social institutions, as well as the various ways in which institutional systems maintain and perpetuate social inequalities.

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THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS Select Readings Kim Woodring

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This anthology addresses the importance of religion in ancient civilizations and encourages readers to evaluate civilizations historically and critically. Topics include the establishment of patriarchal civilizations, Mesopotamian and Egyptian religion, the early civilizations of Northwest India, and more.

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AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN CONTACT IN THE UNITED STATES Anthropological and Historical Perspectives Robert Keith Collins

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This anthology explores how anthropologists and historians have, over time, understood the dynamics between Africans and Native Americans. The book brings together four fields of anthropological knowledge and the historical record to illuminate the lived realities at the root of African and Native American contact. The book is well-suited to courses in American Indian studies, African American studies, American history, and anthropology.

THE EARLY CHURCH HISTORIANS The Works of Eusebius, Socrates, and Evagrius David Miano

ÂŠ 2018 This text introduces readers to English translations of what may be the three most important histories of the early Church: those of Eusebius Pamphilus of Caesarea, Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople, and Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch. The book includes explanatory footnotes, maps, and a glossary of important names and terms to provide important background information and enhance comprehension.

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A TIMELINE OF WESTERN DRAMA Scripts from the Classic Period to the 21st Century Alan D. Ernstein and R. Andrew White

© 2018 This text presents plays ranging from ancient to contemporary. Each play not only tells a story, but offers a glimpse into its historic period. Students explore the work of Sophocles, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare, among others. The book is designed for introductory courses in theatre and drama.

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MYTHS FOR ALL TIME Selected Greek Stories Retold Patrick Hunt

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In this book, author Patrick Hunt retells twelve of the most well-known Greek myths, ranging from Midas’ golden touch to the dreaded opening of Pandora’s Box, bringing to life ancient stories of old.

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REALITY’S WRITTEN LANGUAGE A Critical Anthology of Classical and Contemporary Film Theory Jon Wagner and Denise Spampinato

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This text combines fundamental sources in classical and contemporary film theory with extensive commentary to provide readers with tools to understand the philosophical, aesthetic, and historical evolution of film and its cultural critique. The readings, accompanying lecture commentary, and filmographies are appropriate for advanced undergraduate courses in film theory and visual studies.

NAVIGATING VISUAL CULTURE Theoretical Perspectives on Visual Media Amy Mattson Lauters

© 2018 This text presents an eclectic collection of theory-driven readings to help students understand and navigate the visual culture in which they live. The readings explore the nature of the visual and how people identify what they see around them; how they interpret, explain, and understand visual culture; and how they participate in visual culture.

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VOICES OF COLOR Gail Bauman

This anthology contains powerful personal narratives from young adults of color. The selections are by turns joyous, heart-wrenching, wise, sassy, humorous, hopeless, hopeful, tragic, and triumphant. Each chapter includes thought-provoking questions that allow readers to explore their responses and consider how the works relate to their own experiences. This book is well suited to classes on diversity, African-American studies, and social justice.

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ADAPTATIONS NOW The Past, Present, and Future of Film and Literature Brian R. Brems

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This anthology features readings that inspire students to question why filmmakers who adapt material will make certain changes to it based on historic, generic, and authorial context. The progression of articles is designed to explore why something is different as it changes from form to form and to spark analysis rather than simplistic comparisons of “which is better.”.

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THE GARIFUNA MUSIC READER Oliver N. Greene

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This reader is the first text to provide scholarly research of all the principal genres of music and music-related rituals of the Garifuna people of Belize. This anthology explores how the Garifuna interpret their identity, experiences, and existence through traditional songs and dances, contemporary popular music, world music, ancestor rituals, a Christmas processional, and a creolized version of the Catholic mass.

FROM CLASSIC TO CONTEMPORARY Readings in Applied Sociocultural Anthropology Orit Tamir

ÂŠ 2018 This anthology features both classic and contemporary readings coupled with an up-to-date applied perspective. The selections first introduce students to the discipline of anthropology and its origins, then present topics including linguistic anthropology, cross-cultural communication, applied anthropology as it relates to the studies of family, kinship, and marriage, ecology and the environment, beliefs, and practices, issues of globalization, and more.

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CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING Debra L. Welkley and Santos Torres, Jr.

This text helps students both think in new ways and employ the basic skills involved in the identification and evaluation of an argument. It provides students with the critical and creative thinking fundamentals required to thoughtfully consider the ideas and opinions surrounding current social issues. The text is ideal for courses in critical thinking, social problems, social work, and sociology.

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ART AND HUMAN VALUES Gregory Gurley

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This text examines contemporary and historical cross-cultural examples of art as an agent of social and cultural change and considers ethical practice and the creation, consumption, and acceptance of art. The readings present an opportunity to examine your own and others’ aesthetic values and to explore how art both forms and informs culture.

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ART AND GENDER An Intersexual Reader Gregory Gurley

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This anthology includes articles, excerpts, and case studies that address socio-cultural factors influencing the roles of women and men from the perspectives of the visual and performing arts. This text draws upon gender in its varied permutations as a vehicle for discussing and understanding arts, culture, and society. It explores how gender is relevant to the creation and study of arts and culture.

ROCK Postmodernism in Action Michael Barnett

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his text examines the impact of rock music as an art form and its ongoing effect on society and culture. It introduces the defining features and historical development of rock, and then explores rock from the 1960s through the 1990s. With an accompanying active learning component and curated playlist, the book gives non-music majors insight into the world of rock music while also providing meaningful content for music majors seeking a deeper appreciation of rock.

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TEACHER LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Building a Curriculum for Liberation Brittany Aronson and Thomas S. Poetter

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Developed to help educators become leaders for critical social justice, this anthology blends teacher reflection with social justice and policy to position teachers as active leaders in interdisciplinary curriculum development. It is an ideal text for preparing pre-service or new teachers to succeed in any school setting, and can be used in classes on curriculum development, multiculturalism, and social justice.

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ACADEMIC LITERACY A Holistic Approach Molly Maynard

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This text covers the essentials of college-level reading skills to prepare students to successfully read, comprehend, analyze, and retain information. The book features college-level readings from across the disciplines, and prepares students to engage with textbooks, academically-oriented journals, and other reading materials commonly used in college classrooms.

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THE GLOBAL SOCIAL CHANGE READER Development in an Unequal World Lisa Meyer and Joanna Kirk

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This text explores development, globalization, and inequality within and between countries. The anthology gives readers an overview of social change since World War II – change driven by public and private sector agents at the international, national, and local levels. Readers will learn about theory, policy, and practices as viewed through diverse perspectives from academics and practitioners in the field.

GENDER MATTERS Truths and Consequences Sarah M. Pitcher

This anthology employs an intersectional feminist approach to introduce students to the various ways feminist thinkers discuss gender. The text encourages readers to challenge the “truth” of gender-related definitions, the ways in which people play into these truths, and the consequences of passively accepting them. Gender Matters is ideal for classes in gender studies, sociology, and gender issues.

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CREATIVE ART Methods and Materials Deborah Gustlin and Zoe Gustlin

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This text educates readers about a variety of art methods and the ways different civilizations have used them in artistic expression. Each of the fourteen chapters is designed around a specific art method and material, and includes examples of art works and the artists who created them.

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PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITY IN THE FINE ARTS Gary Towne

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This text takes a historical approach to western art and helps readers envision times and places by studying their unique forms of artistic expression. Areas covered include prehistory, the Byzantine Empire, Gothic, Renaissance, baroque, neoclassical, and others. Rooted in the idea that collective arts are expressions of unique cultures, this book is intended for survey courses that cover the fine arts for nonmajors.

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ART APPRECIATION An Introduction to the Formal Elements and Mediums Dave Plouffe

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Written for those who are new to the study of art, this text familiarizes readers with foundational concepts of art appreciation and teaches them all they need to know in order to consider and discuss what artists create. The book concentrates on the formal elements and mediums, and introduces art-related vocabulary commonly used by artists and art historians.

READINGS IN ART APPRECIATION Andrew Svedlow

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This anthology invites readers to explore the history and value of the visual arts. It takes readers on a chronological tour beginning with the earliest creative pursuits of humankind and ending with modernity and post-modernity. The reader learns the value of time and place as manifested in objects, and how this informs our lives today.

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APPROACHES TO ART A Journey in Art Appreciation Ferdinanda Florence

Written to engage and inspire students with little or no previous experience in studio art or art history, this text builds the case for art’s meaning and value. The book presents all the essential parts of an introductory art history course —visual elements, principles of design, style, media, and art history—in a compelling format that invites critical thinking and teaches multicultural visual literacy.

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BECOMING AN ARTIST Design, Drawing, Value, and Color Jan L. Christiansen

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This text breaks down major art concepts and is an excellent resource for beginning art classes. Readers learn the basics of both drawing and painting, with a focus on graphite, charcoal, and acrylic painting mediums. The material is organized into four primary concepts – design, drawing, value, and color, with each building on the previous concept.

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AN ART APPRECIATION PRIMER Elements and Principles of Design Jennifer Snyder

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This book helps students develop a thorough understanding of how the elements and principles of design can be applied to the understanding of composition Principles covered in this primer include visual elements such as line and pattern, shape and mass, light and color. Students will also enhance their ability to appreciate and interpret space, time and motion, and texture. Each chapter includes activities and project ideas that allow students to immediately apply what they have learned.

EXPLORATIONS IN ART HISTORY Connecting Objects and Ideas Bonnie J. Noble

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Historically, images and objects do far more than simply represent the visual world. Visual images offer feelings, thoughts, and insights based on what the artist perceives. This anthology seeks to bridge the gap between seen objects and the ideas they inspire through articles addressing topics such as iconography and iconology, historical narrative in ancient Near Eastern art, and painting in seventeethcentury Flanders.

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THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION DESIGN THEORY Hoi Yan Patrick Cheung

© 2017 This text explores design principles under five core areas: tension, form, story, structure, and interactivity. It offers a new perspective to learn and apply the conventional design process with new influences from motion graphics, narrative theory, and interaction design. To connect each design theory to its application, the text includes visual examples from daily life as well as design samples from different stages of the creative process.

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DOCUMENTARY FILM An Insider’s Perspective Dr. Mary Cardaras

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Documentary Film: An Insider’s Perspective introduces students to various writing selections on documentary films and filmmaking from the perspective of an industry insider. The material addresses the genre and its history, reveals the documentary production experience, and includes writings from those who study, discuss, promote, teach, and produce them.

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VISION-PROBLEMS Christopher Willey

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This text is designed for high school art classrooms, art and design courses in two dimensional concepts, color theory, critical theory, and media theory. It includes artwork from over 80 contemporary creatives, each showcasing beautiful examples of specific concepts to encourage creatives to incorporate these ideas into their own works.

VISUAL CULTURE FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE Robert E. Gutsche, Jr. and Alina Rafikova

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This anthology takes a conceptually progressive approach to visual images and examines the role of control in visuals and images of gender, science, technology, and race. The material connects practical visual issues to critical, cultural studies. Images at the focus of this book are related to militarization, state violence, control, and masculinity in entertainment, journalism, advertising, and more.

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This text explores critical issues that have concerned people throughout time and illustrates how studying the Middle Ages can shed light on contemporary efforts to deal with these issues. Topics covered include the mind-body dichotomy, the relevance of the divine in material existence, interpretations of death, the pursuit of love in spiritual and earthly terms, and the ideals of honor.

FRENCH FAIRY TALES

This text provides a unique opportunity to revisit and deepen the appreciation and understanding of French fairy tales. This anthology includes essays that analyze the complexities and importance of these tales, as well as a bibliography and filmography that give readers a chance to explore the genre further.

This book uses authentic French documents, particularly well-crafted literary texts, to expose readers of the language to customary French grammar. The selected readings clearly exhibit the grammatical structures typically covered in a French grammar review course, and exercises constructed around the readings help to solidify grammatical concepts such as determiners, adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, prepositions, conjunctions, and pronouns.

By incorporating the conceptual thinking that will frame the next generation of international studies, this collection provides students an understanding of the contemporary discussions and prepares them for meaningful future engagement in the field.

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A GENDERED GAZE

This text explores the influence of media on audiences’ conception of gender and sexuality. The text is organized into five chapters which address subjects such as identity, cultural representation, whiteness and the othering of ethnic minorities, the construction of narrative and character, representation of sex and gender, and the contemporary culture exchange.

This text explores how jazz style evolved from its original source – traditional African music. Reflecting the continental interaction and cultural development that took place over centuries, the book explores how melodic, structural, rhythmic, and other musical elements from Africa are manifested in AfricanAmerican spirituals, the blues, and various jazz forms.

This anthology explores three areas of life in which religion has a profound impact: political policy, ecology, and women’s rights. Through the lens of six religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – the text encourages readers to think critically about how the power of religion both shapes and frames important issues.

This text introduces readers to overarching theoretical paradigms in sociology through current, high-interest readings in the discipline. The readings explore social issues in the United States that students see and hear about every day, such as poverty, homelessness, education, healthcare, the environment, and crime.

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THE CREATURE WITH IDEAS AND POWER

This text analyzes human beings as biological creatures capable of developing ideas and then manipulating their environments to conform to those ideas. The book takes readers on an intellectually stimulating journey from the origins of physical anthropology in evolution, genetics, and primatology to today’s globalized world of international integration.

This text examines social inequality, particularly as it pertains to sexual orientation, through specific examples that illustrate how inequality functions overall. The material provides historical context on the development of inequality and emphasizes the ways people perpetuate inequality in contemporary society.

ARABIC CIRCLES

Developed to highlight the beauty of the Arabic language and maximize student learning, this book is a skill-based language-acquisition textbook that focuses on a single form of Arabic. The text provides manageable, accessible steps for learning Arabic that foster an environment conducive to languagelearning and allow students to access their own individual learning styles.

As an introduction to the classics, this anthology is both challenging and accessible, providing a foundation essential in any humanities education. Modern poetry is presented alongside the classics, highlighting the relevance of the ancient texts and fostering an appreciation for contemporary work as well.

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A Film Theorist’s Companion is both an accessible reader for contemporary film students and a focused examination of what critical film theorists consider important today. The carefully curated readings featured in the anthology explore the codes and tropes through which auteurs tell their stories.

ONCE UPON A DIGITAL STORY A MODERN APPROACH TO AN ANCIENT ART

This text teaches readers the concepts, principles, and construction of storytelling across a variety of digital formats and platforms in our technological age. These range from fiction and nonfiction linear narrative to nonlinear interactive media including online, video, performance, game scenarios, and transmedia.

This text is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of film-making and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. Filled with examples from well-known films, the book explores all aspects of film editing from the first flash of inspiration to the latest technological advances.

POLITICALLY INCORRECT

This text celebrates women who met the challenge of being female professionals and succeeded as artists at a time when such accomplishments were not expected or encouraged. Concentrating on social history as well as the history of art, the book inspires students to think about the context in which the women of Early Modern Europe lived.

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LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE

This text prepares students to discuss, in a thoughtful and informative way, how common ideas across differing fields of study can serve as both linking and explanatory devices. The material combines the examination of the history of ideas with traditional philosophical analysis to show that these three different disciplines are, at heart, linked by common concepts.

LITERATURE OF EXILE AND DISPLACEMENT AMERICAN IDENTITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS

This book includes excerpts and short stories from an international body of writers examining almost 100 years of literature. Through the selections readers will investigate how the authors have portrayed the journeys, hopes, and hardships of dislocation and alienation, and the role literature may play in creating a sense of community for immigrants, refugees, and people living in exile.

The readings by prominent literary authors and journalists chosen for this anthology highlight the many ways in which human rights are being violated through practices such as human trafficking, intellectual piracy, organ trade, and female feticide. Through a variety of original sources, students are given several gateways through which to approach complex social issues.

FROM PERSONAL TO POLITICAL

This text gives readers valuable insight into many lesser-known aspects of the feminist movement including domestic violence coalitions, sexual assault awareness, African-American feminist movements, and race relations. Dedicated to the second and third waves of feminism, the selected readings explore how these movements prompted social changes and highlight the outcomes of those changes.

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OCCULTUS

Occultus: The Hidden and Macabre in Literature and Film is an intellectually rigorous examination of esotericism, magic, and the macabre. The book uses film and literature to conduct an exploration of concepts such as secrecy, hiddenness, and how mystery is defused once it becomes widely understood.

SPIRIT IN THE MACHINE

Spirit in the Machine is a comprehensive history of social science presented through primary source readings that introduce a variety of important ideas and research methods and examine their origins. Many are the work of well-known names, while alternative perspectives are represented in the writing of lesser-known authors. and some selections serve as representations of specific research methodologies.

This text includes key poems, excerpts from prose works, and full-length texts that explore the complexities of emotional life during the British Victorian period. The material introduces readers to the Victorian idealization of the family as well as challenges to the family’s moral authority.

ANCIENT IRAN

This text presents Iran’s pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology. The book is divided into three parts. The first part examines cosmology, next section addresses mythology and describes how the rulership of hero-saints promoted the farr, culminating in the unique creed of Zoroaster, and the final section tells the history of pre-Islamic Iran.

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HOW TO SPEAK ART

Written for those new to art and art history, this text uses thematic organization to explore works of art from prehistoric cave paintings to modern artists such as Christo. The book provides definitions of “art” and “artist,” explains the role of the art historian, and addresses common themes in the visual arts. Readers learn to decode art through visual analysis and to use the language of the visual arts in writing.

CELEBRATING LIVE THEATRE AN INTRODUCTION

This text gives readers an understanding of what live theatre is and how it is created. Highlighting historical and creative influences on theatre and the work that goes into a production, the book helps readers appreciate theatre as either members of the audience or practitioners of the art form.

This text provides an inventive way to understand and interpret popular culture and how it relates to everyday life. It clarifies what constitutes popular culture and helps readers understand the importance of formal popular culture study. The book combines original content based on current and emerging theories with a selection of articles and essays taken from a wide range of sources.

This text introduces students to effective visual communication and creative design strategies using a range of media, from digital drawings and graphics to the physical fabrication of 3D models, that support each stage of the design process. The book gives students a comprehensive understanding of digital representations, modeling, and graphics through the applications of a number of software packages including Rhino, Autocad, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

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In recognition of the fact that peace is much more than the absence of war, this text gives readers new insights into the causes of international conflict. The reading selections examine peace, conflict, violence, and power as essential elements, at both the micro- and macro- levels, in determining the course of events. The selected readings pose fresh questions, and respond to standard questions in new ways.

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF MEXICAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION

This text gives readers the opportunity to experience literature that is new to them in a rich cultural and historical context. The book invites readers on a journey through time. Students will become familiar with the heritage of a literature that began thirty centuries ago with Mayan poetry.

This unique literary collection provides an introduction to key moments in cultural history, including the Renaissance, Romanticism, and Realism. The included works portray unforgettable fictional rebels and tyrants. The texts are organized around the subversive and creative ways in which the authors themselves were also rebels—rebels who challenged literary conventions and shaped daring new perspectives on what literature should be about.

CULTURE AND CONTEXT (VOLUMES I-II) AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LITERATURE

These volumes present many of the best literary works of western culture within the context of the arts, politics, philosophies, and cultural developments of the same time periods. They help readers approach challenging texts by first introducing them to accessible, complementary art forms such as architecture, sculpture, and painting.

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PEN, STYLUS, AND CHISEL AN ANCIENT EGYPT SOURCEBOOK

This book helps students understand the world of the ancient Egyptians by introducing them to primary sources that cover a broader spectrum, both temporally and geographically, than most ancient Egyptian readers. Students will learn about the Egyptians’ political ideas, social customs, religious views, economy, ethics, and forms of expression.

A QUESTION OF BALANCE THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS

This text helps readers recognize and explore the nature of the religious phenomenon and its diverse expression across cultures. In a fresh, innovative approach, the book blends classical studies of religion with contemporary knowledge about the human mind and human behavior.

This text successfully blends academic writing and fiction to address issues such as death and dying, sexuality, criminal justice and deviance, and social movements and change. Other topics include families, globalization, science and technology, and war and politics.

This text explores Eastern, Western, religious, and secular views of ethics and helps students understand when and how to participate in ethical discussions. Written in a student-friendly style, the book enables students to understand the place of ethics, connect religion and ethics, and recognize the value of ethics in the material world.

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BOUNDLESS IMAGINATION

This text offers a fresh, conceptually driven challenge to the traditional elaborate, style-based approach to western art history. Each chapter is presented as a separate, distinct essay with observations designed to spark reflection on the status quo and helps readers understand the historical concepts informing today’s contemporary artists.

This text introduces the four principal elements of art objects, encourages students to think about art as an important human behavior, and prompts them to view art as a way of engaging with people, their times, and their place in the world. Students have the freedom to selectively deepen their understanding and appreciation, and professors can customize lectures and activities to suit their courses.

SPIRITED PROSPECT

A PORTABLE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE PALEOLITHIC TO THE MODERN ERA

Co-authored by two university professors, an art historian and a sculptor, this textt is an engaging narrative linking major monuments and masterpieces of Western visual culture. . Filled with illustrations and insightful interpretations, the book is ideal for survey courses in the history of art, studio art foundation courses, and courses in Western civilization.

MIRROR OF THE MUSES

This book teaches students to appreciate music as both art form and cultural artifact. It helps students understand musical works in their historical, geographical, and conceptual contexts. Through online research, students will draw connections between musical works and artworks, historical events, scientific discoveries, and more.

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This student friendly introduction examines the beginnings of musical theatre in the 1800’s. The book includes quizzes, tests, biographies, and essay assignments, as well as extensive lists of viewing and listening recommendations. A complete curriculum within one text, Musical Theatre is designed for courses in musical theatre or theatre history.

ONE HIT WONDERS

This text neatly sidesteps conventional organization, with material grouped into clean, clear sections that focus on archetypes, emotions, and experiences. Each chapter is related to a popular film about the industry, making the content student-friendly and highly accessible and creating a cycle of fictional rock cinema linked to informative text.

MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS

This anthology is based on the simple concept of combining movies and texts to critique media and society in the 21st century. Using film as a gateway to critical readings, students learn to think creatively and critically about media, society, technology, and popular culture.

EMPIRE OF FUNK

This text gives long overdue attention to the most popular cultural art form practiced by recent generations of Filipina/o American youth. A pioneering work, the anthology features the voices of artists, scholars, and activists to begin a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class.

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This text provides feminist and critical perspectives on crime, justice, and human rights. The readings survey gender socialization as it pertains to criminality. They examine inequality within the patriarchal system with the primary focus on the subjugation and oppression of the gendered body.

This text focuses on multiple layers of identity and marginalization—LGBTQ people’s race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other aspects of humanness—simultaneously, and stresses that sexual orientation and gender identity cannot and should not be separated from these.

READING THE WORLD AN INTRODUCTION

This text introduces students to the social forces that structure life in modern society and that are nevertheless hard to spontaneously identify. Through the exploration of topics such as the social construction of reality, deviance, the sociology of the body, and the sociology of race this book encourages literacy about society and power.

This book examines the important role religion plays in the Middle East and how it shapes people’s personalities in the Arab world by informing both their belief systems and their lifestyles. Spanning centuries of history, the book explores the Middle East before the advent of Islam, the expansion of Islam, and the modern Middle East.

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VAMPIRES OVER THE AGES

A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND CINEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS

This book gives students the materials to analyze the way the vampire image has changed over the centuries, particularly as it relates to politics, sexuality, and culture. The book surveys the vampire legend historically, compares scientific, literary, and cinematic representations of vampires, and analyzes vampire images from a cultural perspective.

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES

This rich collection of essays provides a thorough and scholarly examination of Africa and its diasporas, focusing on Africana social and cultural history. The selections are written by experts in the fields of literature, history, sociology, anthropology, political writing, feminism, and cultural analysis.

REGIONAL CULTURES IN AMERICAN ROCK ’N’ ROLL AN ANTHOLOGYY

This anthology increases students’ understanding of various musical genres by looking at their cultural and geographical origins. The quality of the included writing selections not only gives students an engaging introduction to the subject, but exposure to music journalism and criticism as an important form of genre writing.

This text features a novel, hands-on approach to the study of rhetorical devices. The student will become more engaged in the study of critical thinking by seeing its direct application to current events, student life, and decisionmaking.

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IGNITE THE SOUL

This book is an excellent tool for teaching technical skills, while also recognizing, supporting, and encouraging the creative spirit and artistic process. Uniting concepts from Chinese calligraphy and Western traditional art, Han Dai-Yu maps out a step-by-step approach suitable for both established artists looking to transcend their current approach and novices looking for a way to begin.

This text provides an interdisciplinary, theoretical framework and a historical context for understanding the full impact of media on contemporary culture. It examines the distinct ways we understand the meaning of “cinematic” and “photographic” from the perspective of the artistic humanities to see what distinguishes and what connects the two.

This book is essentially an introduction to art through selected essays by some of the greatest historians, critics and artists of the past century. It is dedicated to the student of the visual arts and the idea that art communicates to us through time and space while engaging us on historic, cultural, aesthetic and personal levels.

Whether ancient or modern in its applications, Ekphrasis is an ancient Greek word that essentially has to do with literary versions inspiring visual artistic versions, or vice versa. Visual literacy can be as important as verbal literacy, and tracing these symbiotic influences and looking at their backgrounds are some of the primary foci of Myth and Art in Ekphrasis.

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This text provides condensed versions of the essential myths and legends of the Greeks and Romans, as told by their primary sources. The text is designed to familiarize students with these stories in the most economical and accessible way possible.

CAVES TO CATHEDRALS

This text is a compilation of primary sources, in English translation, that help clarify or contextualize artistic production in the pre-modern Western world. The visual arts and sources regarding them, however, are more broadly defined here than is typical of most other sourcebooks.

ART OF CHRISTMAS PUER NATUS EST

Art of Christmas: Puer Natus Est (A Child is Born) is lavishly illustrated with over 75 beautiful color images that celebrate almost two thousand years of art on the theme of Advent. The book pairs artwork, including sculpture, painting, and other media, with narratives of the gospels and related literature. The written texts support the art and fill in perceived gaps in the story of Christ’s birth.

Learning to read music, write music, and peruse the infinite body of knowledge that constitutes music theory are adjunct to the instrument itself yet these capacities are helpful to the preservation of repertory and advancement of skills.

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